The highly-rated Will Still has rejected the opportunity to become Sunderland's new manager just days after agreeing to take over at the Stadium of Light.
The Black Cats are looking for a new manager after sacking Michael Beale back in February following just two months in charge of the team. Mike Dodds replaced Beale on an interim basis until the end of the season as Sunderland finished 16th in the Championship.
They set about making a permanent appointment following the conclusion of the season, targeting Still, and believed they had landed their man when the 31-year-old agreed to join the club last Sunday.